lose track

idiom

: to stop being aware of how something is changing, what someone is doing, etc.

With so much going on, it's easy to lose track.

—usually + of

It's easy to lose track of what's going on.

I'm sorry I'm late. I lost track of the time.

We lost track of each other after high school.

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Often, people have accumulated assets over their lifetimes and lose track of them, such as savings bonds or insurance policies, Peterson said. —

Lorie Konish, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024 People scrolling on their phones on the toilet tend to lose track of time, Monzur said, sitting and straining their muscles to get a bowel movement out. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024 Trump praised David McCormick, the businessman running for Senate in Pennsylvania, appearing to briefly lose track of his location but quickly recovering. —

Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024 But a listener tuning in to the candidates’ debates this week could easily lose track of which was which. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lose track